Last month, Malik Beasley seemed to be heading to China, while waiting to find a new NBA contract. Finally, according to EuroHoops, it is in Serbia that we could soon see the 29-year-old back again.
In fact, the Partizan Belgrade would be close to recruiting him for six months – until the end of the season – and around 2 million dollars (net of taxes). We recall that the Serbian club was recently marked by the resignation of the legendary Zeljko Obradovic, first refused by the leaders, but then taken immediately.
For Malik Beasley, going to Serbia would represent a great alternative, because the team of Jabari Parker, Aleksej Pokusevski, Bruno Fernando, Isaac Bonga and Miikka Muurinen is competitive in the championship and also competes in the Euroleague. He favored a direct return to the NBA (in Detroit), with teams offering him a short-term contract, with a clause allowing him to leave there easily, except that nothing has materialized since.
The best compromise?
Author of a last season averaging 16.3 points (at 42% at 3-points), “Beas” helped the Pistons get out of the depths of the Eastern Conference, thus finishing second in the vote for the Sixth Man of the Year trophy.
He was even supposed to re-sign in Detroit for $42 million over three years this summer, but the deal was canceled due to suspicious betting. Hence the FBI and NBA investigations into him.
If Malik Beasley’s lawyers assured, of course, that he was no longer targeted by federal justice, without being formally cleared however, the franchises interested in his services (Cavaliers, Knicks, Timberwolves and Pistons) visibly preferred to wait before signing him, without having visibility on the future. After ” one of the most difficult times » of his career, the rear explains for his part simply wanting “ play basketball ».
| Malik Beasley | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saison | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | To | Pd | Fte | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2016-17 | IT | 22 | 8 | 45.2 | 32.1 | 80.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 3.8 |
| 2017-18 | IT | 62 | 9 | 41.0 | 34.1 | 66.7 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 3.2 |
| 2018-19 | IT | 81 | 23 | 47.4 | 40.2 | 84.8 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 11.3 |
| 2019-20 * | All Teams | 55 | 22 | 42.5 | 38.8 | 81.8 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 11.2 |
| 2019-20 * | IT | 41 | 18 | 38.9 | 36.0 | 86.8 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 7.9 |
| 2019-20 * | MIN | 14 | 33 | 47.2 | 42.6 | 75.0 | 0.6 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 20.7 |
| 2020-21 | MIN | 37 | 33 | 44.0 | 39.9 | 85.0 | 0.8 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 19.6 |
| 2021-22 | MIN | 79 | 25 | 39.1 | 37.7 | 81.7 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 12.1 |
| 2022-23 * | All Teams | 81 | 26 | 39.5 | 35.7 | 76.9 | 0.4 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 12.7 |
| 2022-23 * | UTH | 55 | 27 | 39.6 | 35.9 | 84.1 | 0.5 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 13.4 |
| 2022-23 * | LAL | 26 | 24 | 39.2 | 35.3 | 61.9 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 11.1 |
| 2023-24 | MIL | 79 | 30 | 44.3 | 41.3 | 71.4 | 0.5 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 11.3 |
| 2024-25 | THE | 82 | 28 | 43.0 | 41.6 | 67.9 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 16.3 |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; Pts = Points.
